In October of this year, Pennsylvania made the sale and distribution of single-use disposable vapes illegal. That legislation made popular vape brands like Air Bars, Flair Bars, Lava Plus and Lost Mary illegal for smoke shops to sell, and listed six approved manufacturers.
The original six approved manufacturers were:
- Juul
- Njoy (Big Tobacco)
- RJ Reynolds (Big Tobacco)
- Blue Nine
- Custom Technologies
- The Schwartz E-Liquid
However, two new manufacturers have been accepted to sell in Pennsylvania – Custom Technologies and Logic Technology Development!
Custom Technologies sells cigarette shaped vapes that look nothing like a standard single use vape, but rather a literal e-cigarette. Their product is transparent and bizarre looking. They sell these eCigs in flavors like Mixed Berry, Ice Peach, Menthol, Peach, and regular in varying doses of nicotine.
Logic Technology Development is selling a similar non-transparent eCig product only available in tobacco flavor.
The closest products available on the market in Pennsylvania legally are the BlueNine LLC CrossBar vape – available in Miami Mint, Blue Razz, Raspberry Wafer, and Butterscotch Tobacco.
For those still addicted to these products who miss their favorite vape brand, the addition of two new manufacturers should be an inspiring moment – because it shows that the local government is still paying attention to this matter.
To stay up to date on these matters, you can check the PA District Attorney’s official ENDS (Electronic Nicotine Delivery System) Directory.
The majority of the vapes available under the new legislation are the same Big Tobacco products that have been available at Wawa and 7-Eleven for the last decade; Njoy, Vuse, etc. Now with these laws in effect, there may be a chance for entrepreneurs to start vape companies that abide by the Commonwealth’s new criteria to sell ENDS.
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